from Doug Holder of Ibbetson Street Press:
“New publication Heat City Literary Review projected a slow word-of-mouth start for their magazine this week, but thanks to a little help from their friends, they have already garnered attention from talented artists. ‘We’ve just started,’ says Maria McCarthy, co-editor of the magazine, ‘and we really didn't expect much for the first few months. It hasn’t even been a week and already we’ve received submissions from writers and photographers whom we have admired for a long, long time. And we are just here with our jaws agape counting our blessings.’

“‘We really want this magazine to be a showcase for new, young talent, as well. We’d like to publish them next to the people we’ve all looked up to.... That was our intention from the start. We just can’t understand why certain writers aren’t more well-known.’ Co-editor Timothy Gager (host of the Dire Reading Series at Out of the Blue Gallery in Cambridge) says, ‘Having a magazine of this magnitude allows me to branch away from my own writing and subject matter. It’s very refreshing.’

“So where will they go from here? McCarthy’s optimistic. ‘Well, right now we are just going to take it one day at a time; try to keep our fingers on the pulse of what’s out there; stay open-minded. We’re already attempting to find a place to print future issues of the magazine. We plan to be around for a long time. We’re digging our trenches now.’”

Visit the Heat City Web site for information about the mag’s editors & why they started it, and for submission guidelines.

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